February 15, 2011

Veterans, rape victims, file lawsuit against DOD

Veterans, who said they were raped and sometimes forced to continue working alongside their abusers, have filed a class action lawsuit against Defense Secretary Robert Gates and former Defense Secretary Rumsfeldto ask that future cases be handed better. [Associated Press]

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Given that rape is an assault upon a fellow soldier and there are all kinds of reasons - not the least of which is combat efficiency - to land on those who attack their own with jump boots, I would certainly HOPE that "handled better" is the least of it.

Sad but true, A friend who was a former soldier during the first Iraq war told me how a friend her's was ganged raped by soldiers and suffered a nervous breakdown. She also said they were more afraid of their combat buddies than the Iraq soldiers or the Ieds. Very sad